And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.